Rotating the Aperture Browser Position

When keywording images in Aperture, I work in the split view. My cursor is parked in the keyword control bar and my eyes are on the image being keyworded. I like having the filmstrip browser so I can look ahead to the next photo. Often, the next photo in the shoot will get the same keywords, perfect for a quick lift & stamp.

The downside of the split view is it cramps the image I'm keywording. Hiding the inspector doesn't really help. Then I found View > Browser > Rotate Position (keyboard shortcut Shift-W). A world of difference when used in conjunction with hiding the inspector.

See this in action in the video below, and leave a comment on how you could use this in your workflow.

Scott Davenport is a landscape photographer and photo educator and based in San Diego, California. He leads photo workshops, writes photography books, makes tutorial videos, and feels weird referring to himself in the 3rd person. He also can't help getting his feet wet photographing at the beach.

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